Skills PMO Needs to Lead a Strategic Project Office

With changing times and trends, projects ensure the success
of an organization and a PMO plays a pivotal role in bringing success. The PMO
provides a neutral perspective and critical insights to the stakeholders. It facilitates
sharing of resources and eliminates redundancies.

In this article at PM Times, Dalene Grobler elaborates on how
the PMO may act as the strategist, analyst, and trusted advisor.

Strategy
Advisor

To turn into a Strategic Project Office (SPO), the PMO must learn
to act as a strategic facilitator, that can alter available data into a meaningful
statement of the project, enabling executives to take the right decision. PMOs also
assist senior managers to come up with high-value projects keeping in mind the organization’s
vision and strategy.

Sufficing
Business Needs

In a bid to establish a superior understanding of the IT
business, the SPO needs to acquire knowledge of the current and future policies,
practices, and trends of the trade. With change management, they can meet
customer expectations. To meet the same, the SPO needs to have high-performing
teams.

While we are on the topic of change management, the SPOs need
to keep stakeholders informed about every step they take to bring exclusivity to
the work. To accomplish this, interpersonal skills are a must.

Mitigating
Risks

To counter emerging project risks, the SPO needs to hone
advanced finance and risk management skills. A comprehensive risk assessment
will help in taking up investment decisions and having a better strategy in
place.

Additionally, the author suggests ways to build strategic management
skills. At first, the PMO must conduct a gap assessment. Here is what all needs
to be done:

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